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Author:
Herman, Eleanor, 1960-
Title:
Sex with kings : 500 years of adultery, power, rivalry, and revenge / Eleanor Herman.
Publisher:
Barnes and Noble,
Copyright Date:
©2011
Description:
xii, 287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subject:
Favorites, Royal--Europe--Biography.
Paramours--Europe--Biography.
Sex scandals--Europe--History.
Europe--Paramours--Paramours--Biography.
Europe--History.--History.
Europe--Social life and customs.
Notes:
This 2011 edition published ... by arrangement with HaperCollins Publishers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-274) and index.
Contents:
Monarchs, mistresses, and marriage. Beyond the bed-the art of pleasing a king -- Rivals for a king's love-the mistress and the queen -- Cuckold to the king-the mistress's husband -- Unceasing vigilance-the price of success -- Loving profitably-the wages of sin -- Political power between the sheets -- Red whores of Babylon-public opinion and the mistress -- The fruits of sin-royal bastards -- Death of the king -- The end of a brilliant career and beyond -- Monarchs, mistresses, and marriage.
Summary:
Chronicles five hundred years of adultery in European monarchy, discussing how royal mistresses influenced every aspect of European history, and profiling notable women and the kings who loved them.
ISBN:
1435132122
9781435132122
Locations:
CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

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